Page 86 of Stolen Kiss

Jason pushed the cake to Heidi. “I made this for you.”

“That’s really sweet, Jason.” Then she turned to Keith. “We can go halves, how about that?”

“But I thought you like frosting,” Jason said on a whine.

“I do,” she said, an octave lower making a noise in the back of her throat that went straight to his dick.

Erica moved silently to the door to the outside area and closed it, leaning against it, giving Jason an encouraging look nodding to Heidi.

Jason turned back to the woman he loved beyond all measure and sighed. She was dragging her finger through the frosting and when she did, she hooked her finger into a ring. When she pulled it up, she looked at Jason and gasped.

Jason threw a glare at Keith who laughed and then rounded the island. Archer had joined his wife to guard the door and Keith moved the settle with his arse to the sink, his arms folded across his chest wearing a shit-eating grin.

He knew. If he wasn’t about to ask an important question, he’d call his friend out.

Jason stood in front of Heidi, who was smiling. He felt better that this was a good sign. Bending down on one knee, he took Heidi’s hand and looked up at her.

“Yes,” she said. “Put it on.”

“Heidi, I had a speech planned.”

“You can tell me later, when we’re alone.”

He instantly realised that she liked privacy in all things, no outward displays of affection, touching or words of love, unless they were behind closed doors. Now he felt like an ass.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered. “I want you to be my wife so badly.”

“I’ll be your wife, Jason.”

Jason slid the ring on her finger wiping away most of the frosting. He wanted to take her finger into his mouth but was afraid he’d embarrass her in front of Keith, Archer and Erica.

Heidi twisted at the waist while Jason stood, waggling her ring at the others. Erica was sobbing into her hanky and Keith still had a grin on his face.

“You knew?” Jason asked.

“Yeah, dad told me. I had to be here for it. I need the closure. I hope you don’t mind.”

Jason looked to Heidi, but she was already on her way to give her brother a hug. Jason hugged his brother and Erica and then shook hands with Keith that ended up in a shoulder bump.

“Congratulations mate,” Keith said.

“Come on, there’s champagne outside cooling. Time we celebrated,” Erica said.

“We’ll be there in a minute,” Jason said looking at Heidi.

The door softly closed and Jason checked they had gone, then he led her into the darkened living room and kissed her softly.

“It was supposed to be me and you. I’m sorry you had an audience,” Jason said over her lips.

“If I was going to have witnesses, then those three were perfect but I want to hear your speech privately.”

“Okay,” Jason said and kissed her again.

He led her out the back door and to the waiting friends and family. Heidi’s parents were over in the corner already holding champagne flutes.

“We got engaged,” Heidi said and lifted her hand to show the ring.

“There is another ring, if you don’t like it,” Jason whispered into her ear.

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